Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-09

his people were not rich, his youth had
the surroundings of refined home,
and that his family is of ancient Scotch
descent.
Miss Lucy NJ. Salmon has been APP
pointed to the Associate Professorship
of History at Vassar College She is
the author of ..Appointing Power of
the President, . is a graduate of Michi-
gan University, studied history there
after her graduation, has had charge of
the work in history at Terre Haute, and
has held the Fellowship in History at
Bryn Mawr College.
Mr.. Ruskin desires to contradict the
partly idle, partly malicious rumors
which have lately got abroad concern
ing his health. Whenever" he says,
81 write word that my friends don't
like they say am crazy land never con-
slider what a cruel and wicked form of
libel they thus provoke against the
work of an old age in all its convic-
tions antagonistic to the changes of the
times and in all its comfort oppressed
by them"
Helen Dauvray's offer of silver cup
to the champion base ball nine has not
only pleased the base ball boys, but
makes the silver people to smile with
exceeding joy. They say she has set a
| fashion for the other actresses to fol-
low, and are rubbing their hands with
glee over the prospect irregular orders
from the actors who believe in that
kind of advertising. In spite of all ex-
perience the unmatched chickens must
still be counted.
Gen. Albert Pike, poet, soldier, and
Grand Commander of the Southern
| jurisdiction of Free-masons, lives at the
age OF IL, in retirement at Washington
ID. c. He is tall, robust, and hand
some. He spends his time in his IL
brary translating the Sanskirt books of
Veda. Gen. Pike has translated
seventeen volumes of 1,OOOpages each.
None of them have yet been printed
The Generals an accomplished linguist,
and as well acquainted with modern
languages as with ancient.
7. Aki, the Chinese opium dealer who
brihed King Kalakaua, seems to be
something of humorist. His letter to
the King ran as follows: 80 Lord of
Heaven! Here is small offering, a
small pig for breakfast, and it would
be good thing if my royal master
would be pleased to accept this. And
here is something small, which will
be laid before you. A few ten-cent
pieces, 100000 as your servant has
remembered and sent it. So may you
be gracious and kind to me-" etc. Aki
has delicate way of "explaining.'
| Matthias Splitlog has been swindled
out OF 81 1000 in a real-estate transac-
ton at Wyandotte, Kas. Mr.. Splitlog
is a Wyandotte Indian and worth 81,
| 100000. He can neither read nor
write, and is generally very shrewd at
a bargain, but the real-estate agents
were too much for his untutored mind.
George Francis Trains principal &C.
cupation at this time is said to be living
in the Madison Square Park and MAX
| ing friends with the children and the
birds. Every year, the speech which
he made quarter of q century ago and
in which he predicted that Omaha
would become a great and prosperous
city, is reproduced by all the Omaha
| papers. I'D
Queen Victoria was presented with
1875, 900 as the jubilee offering of the
women Of England, and some 1925, 900
as jubilee gift of the women of Ireland.
Her Majesty was urged to apply the
entire sum to the erection of some use
full and popular public institution
school, hospital, OF something of that
character. 1t is intended by her that
most of the money shall be spent in the
erection at Windsor of statue to the
Prince Consort, similar to that erected
at Glasgow some years ago. ANY sur
plus that remains, will not be devoted
to the private use of the Queen, but to
charitable purposes. The statue will
have to be completed and paid for,
however, before any charitable object
can be served.